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Pronunciation / Transliteration: capricho
"Compró el coche por un simple capricho."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A sudden and unaccountable change of mood or behavior.
"The Queen's decisions were driven by mere caprice rather than political strategy."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Italian 'capriccio', meaning a sudden start or shudder, likely influenced by 'capra' (goat) to evoke the erratic, leaping movements of a goat. It entered English via French in the 17th century, preserving the sense of a sudden, unpredictable change in attitude or behavior.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Caprice" is said worldwide
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caprice
Transliteration: caprice
"Elle a cédé à un caprice et a acheté la robe."
Laune
Transliteration: Laune
"Er handelte aus einer bloßen Laune heraus."
capriccio
Transliteration: capriccio
"Il suo era solo un capriccio infantile."
capricho
Transliteration: capricho
"Compró el coche por un simple capricho."
capricho
Transliteration: capricho
"Foi apenas um capricho do momento."
सनक
Transliteration: sanak
"उसकी यह खरीददारी सिर्फ एक सनक थी।"
任性
Transliteration: rènxìng
"这项决定完全是出于一时的任性。"
변덕
Transliteration: byeondeok
"그의 결정은순전한 변덕이었다."
気まぐれ
Transliteration: kimagure
"それは彼の単なる気まぐれに過ぎない。"
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